FACT-CHECK: Peter Obi Has Not Secured NDC Presidential Ticket —Viral 22 Million Votes Claim Is False
Claim:
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State, Nigeria, and a presidential aspirant under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has secured the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 election.
Verdict:
The claim is false. There is no evidence or credible report confirming that Peter Obi has emerged as the NDC presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
Full Text:
A viral post alleging that Peter Obi, the former governor of Anambra State, and a presidential aspirant for the 2027 Nigerian presidential election, had secured the endorsement of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) went viral on several social media platforms.
The claim was traced to an X user identified as “Mayor of Calabar.”
In his X post, the user, Mayor of Calabar, alleged that Peter Obi secured the NDC ticket with “22 million votes.”
He wrote, “Peter Obi has clinched the NDC ticket with a total of 22 million votes. APC, ntoor. Tinubu had only 10.9 million votes 😀.”
As of the time of filing this report, the post had garnered over 998,000 views
FactCheckAfrica observed that the post gained traction online, with many social users starting to believe the claim.
Verification:
Findings by FactCheckAfrica revealed that the claim is false. As of the time of filing this report, the NDC had not conducted its presidential primary election.
According to a report by The Cable Newspaper, the party’s presidential primary is scheduled to commence on Friday, May 29, 2026, making the viral claim misleading.
Conclusion:
The claim that Peter Obi has secured the NDC presidential ticket is misleading. As of the time of this report, the NDC presidential primaries have not been conducted. The exercise is scheduled to commence on May 29, 2026.
